Baldwin Back at Leadoff as Braves Face Nationals' Mikolas
Walt Weiss is alternating Baldwin and Acuña at leadoff; Baldwin gets the nod Saturday against the right-handed starter.
Drake Baldwin is batting leadoff for the Braves on August 1 against Washington's Miles Mikolas. Manager Walt Weiss has been swapping Baldwin and Ronald Acuña at the top of the order depending on the opposing starter's handedness. Dominic Smith returns to the lineup as the DH batting sixth. Mike Yastrzemski and Jim Jarvis round out the bottom of the order.
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